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On 21 Mar 2005 at 8:43, Steven Ayres wrote: > =>> The FI engines take the 3/16" thick plastic type gasket. > DanielB=> Is this true for carbed engines too? > > Yes: correct dual-carb setups include the phenolic spacers and fiber > gaskets. The spacers helps limit heat rise to the carbs. It depends. The Fi uses the phenolic spacers between the manifold and the head. The dual carbs use phenolic spacers between the manifold and the CARB, and just a plain fiber gasket between the head and the manifold. I got this mixed up a few years ago and put Mike W. thru a lot of unnecessary agony because of it. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~